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Didn't downvote you but here is my guess: it should be save to assume that Apple will approach developing software that drives a car completely differently than

Didn't downvote you but here is my guess: it should be save to assume that Apple will approach developing software that drives a car completely differently than the consumer software they typically produce where bugs in the very vast majority of cases do not result in physical harm to anybody. Any sane software developer/company would. It would be foolish to develop your music player like it's a car or airplane and it would be foolish to develop your car like it's a music player. Edit: fixing phone autocorrect issue.

haswell 10y ago
I completely agree that one should expect a very different approach to developing this sort of software, but that also leads to a key question that should be asked about any company approaching this sort of thing: is there a good reason to believe they're capable of this different approach? And if other facets of the company are showing signs of fundamental problems, do they deserve trust that "this will be different"? None of this to say they're not capable of this, but I think there are good reasons to doubt that a hardware company with a spotty track record when it comes to software has the ability to put forth the software engineering effort required to build something of this caliber. $0.02, just my opinion, etc.
Corrado 10y ago
Then again, I think its safe to say that traditional auto makers are developing electric vehicles exactly the same way they develop ICE vehicles. They market them the same, they build them the same, they sell them the same. I don't think its too much to say that when a company has gotten very large they tend to do the "safe" thing and build upon what has worked in the past. Given that, I would tend to expect Apple will develop its auto"mobile" products similarly to their iOS and macOS products.
- natdempk 10y ago
  I think this example and reasoning conflate the development and marketing of a fundamentally similar product (traditional vs. electric vehicles) with the development and marketing of type of product totally new to Apple. Is it reasonable to say that car manufacturers stuck with what worked because they are essentially swapping out the internals of the car? Yes, much like Apple sticks with the same philosophies when swapping out the internals of their computer. I don't think it is reasonable to say that car companies would stick to the same ideals when developing an electronics branch of their company, so why would it be reasonable to say that Apple would stick to the same ideals and process when developing a car branch of their company? And of course, the use of the common word "mobile" meaning "able to be moved" is totally disingenuous when arguing this point.

haswell 10y ago

I completely agree that one should expect a very different approach to developing this sort of software, but that also leads to a key question that should be asked about any company approaching this sort of thing: is there a good reason to believe they're capable of this different approach? And if other facets of the company are showing signs of fundamental problems, do they deserve trust that "this will be different"? None of this to say they're not capable of this, but I think there are good reasons to doubt that a hardware company with a spotty track record when it comes to software has the ability to put forth the software engineering effort required to build something of this caliber. $0.02, just my opinion, etc.

Corrado 10y ago

Then again, I think its safe to say that traditional auto makers are developing electric vehicles exactly the same way they develop ICE vehicles. They market them the same, they build them the same, they sell them the same. I don't think its too much to say that when a company has gotten very large they tend to do the "safe" thing and build upon what has worked in the past. Given that, I would tend to expect Apple will develop its auto"mobile" products similarly to their iOS and macOS products.

natdempk 10y ago
I think this example and reasoning conflate the development and marketing of a fundamentally similar product (traditional vs. electric vehicles) with the development and marketing of type of product totally new to Apple. Is it reasonable to say that car manufacturers stuck with what worked because they are essentially swapping out the internals of the car? Yes, much like Apple sticks with the same philosophies when swapping out the internals of their computer. I don't think it is reasonable to say that car companies would stick to the same ideals when developing an electronics branch of their company, so why would it be reasonable to say that Apple would stick to the same ideals and process when developing a car branch of their company? And of course, the use of the common word "mobile" meaning "able to be moved" is totally disingenuous when arguing this point.